Plaster-terminal.



G. B.-BOUGHTON.

PLASIER TERMINAL. APPLICATION HLED IIAR- 12.1911.

1,256,652. Patented Feh. 918.

I I1 IF-I anwwbpz Zozgyiiav UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BOUGHTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PLASTER-TERMINAL. I

Application filed March 12, 1917. Serial No. 154,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that l. (awn-1B. BOUGI-I'JFUN, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis and Slate of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful lni n'ovements in llastew'lernninalsg and I do doclare. the following to he a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will-enable others skilled in the art. to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its ohjeet to provide a simply constructed and inex wnsive terminal' for application to the edges of win dow and door frames to s'erve as an ahutmenlx against which the plaster shall terminate. the idea being to t'illtllllilifiillt. usual finishing strips of. wood eon'nnonly used upon the frames.

\Vith the foregoing eneral the invention resides in the. of construction and unique combinations of parts. hereinafter fnlly described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supobjeet in view novel features .plemented by the accompanying drawings which constitute a part: of this application and in which Figure liis a horizontal section through a box window frame and the wall abutting the same, showing the. application of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of part of the terminal disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through an outside plank frame and the wall adjacent the same showing a slightly of the terminal; i

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the terminal disclosed in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through a partition jamh showing yet anothermodifidi tt'erent term cation of the. terminal; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the last named terminal.

In the drawings ahove briefly described, the nu moral 1 designates the improved plas ter terminal. as a. whole, said tern'iinalheing formed of a single strip of galvanized sheet metal having one flat edge 2 to he nailed to one edge of the door or window frame. the Strip of material being bent tuitwardly on a longitudinal line. into rightangular relation withtheedge. 2 in tot-in a longitudinal flange 3 cooperating vith said edge in torming a longitudinal right angular seat to receive a. finishing strip "1. The strip 1: is preferably, although not necessarily, of

Specification of Letters Patent.

-in order that the plaster I s rihed.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

wood and is located as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5.

After forming the flange 3, the strip of metal is bent again inwardly at 5 to'form a longitudimilly extending plaster abutment 6 and then continues laterally at 7 for attachment to a solid wall WV, or to a vertical stud S as indicated in Fig. The portion 7 of the. metal strip is perforated as shown at 8 may pass through these. perforations to form keys for holding it in place and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the extreme outer edge of said portions 7 may he provided with corrugations such as 9. Fur thermore. the portion 7 and the flange 2 may either he in the same plane as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 or in spaced planes as dis closed inthe other views. the relative position of parts necessarily varying according to the application of the terminal.

W'hen the improved employed on a box frame F as disclosed in Fig. 1, the body portion 7 will he of suitieient width to extend from said frame to the wall across the gap G which usually exists, one edge of the device being nailed to the wall, while the edge 2 is similarly secured to the edge oi. the frame. The flange 3 and the abutment 6 now form a longitudinal bead against one side ofwh-ieh the ornamental finishing-strip l contacts. while the plaster P abuts the other side thereof, the opposed edges of the strip becoming in eifect attaching flanges .for securing the head in place. ,v i

\Vhen applying the device to an outside plank'framc, such as F of Fig. 3, the portion orfiange. 7 need not he of as great a width as when using the device on a ox frame. Forhotli types of these frames, however, it. is necessary that the two edges terminals are to be' ot' the strip be. located in spaced parallel 'Rogardless of the styleof frame or jamb with which the improved terminal is used, a

neat appearance will result without the use of the common types 0t finishing strips now rmploym'l. Also the joint between the frame and wall is rendered airtight and vermin proof hy application of the dcvlce as etlie particular construction Although described constitutes the. preshmvn and' ferred form of the device on account of the advantages derived, it will be understood that within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes niay be made Without sacrificing the principal advantages.

mamas flange, being curved inwardly toward said wall member and simultaneously curved away from said flange to form' a plaster terminal anchored to said wall member and 30 having plaster chinks, plaster applied to said wall member and engaging said chinks, and. a right angular finishing strip secured in said seat and abutting said flange.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 25 my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 4

GEORGE B. BOUGHTON.

\Vitnesses a H EnnEnT NinMonLLER, DELLA W001). 

